“A glimmer of hope” – Perceptions, barriers, and drivers for medicinal cannabis use amongst Australian and New Zealand people with endometriosis
Reprod Fertil. 2023 Oct 1:RAF-23-0049. doi: 10.1530/RAF-23-0049. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Previous quantitative research has shown that cannabis use, mostly illicit, is used for...
Cannabis use disorder, suiscide attempts, and self-harm among adolescents: A national inpatient study across the United States
PLoS One. 2023 Oct 17;18(10):e0292922. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292922. eCollection 2023. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Suicide is among the top three causes of adolescent mortality. There is a scarcity...
Using Latent Profile Analysis to Examine Cannabis Use Contexts: Associations with Use, Consequences, and Protective Behaviors
Subst Use Misuse. 2023 Oct 16:1-10. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2023.2267112. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: College students represent a large portion of the population, and report...
Assessing changes in sleep across four weeks among adolescents randomized to incentivized cannabis abstinence
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2023 Oct 11;252:110989. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110989. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Withdrawal from cannabis use is associated with sleep disturbances, often leading...
Chronic pain, cannabis legalisation, and cannabis use disorder among patients in the US Veterans Health Administration system, 2005 to 2019: a repeated, cross-sectional study
Lancet Psychiatry. 2023 Oct 6:S2215-0366(23)00268-7. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00268-7. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Cannabis use disorder is associated with considerable comorbidity and impairment in functioning,...
A cross-sectional survey of the prevalence and patterns of using cannabis as a sleep aid in Canadian cancer survivors
J Cancer Surviv. 2023 Oct 14. doi: 10.1007/s11764-023-01474-2. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: Poor sleep is one of the most common side effects of...
Exploring potential anti-inflammatory effects of medicinal cannabis
Support Care Cancer. 2023 Oct 14;31(12):629. doi: 10.1007/s00520-023-08069-8. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: Inflammation is thought to play a key role in malignant disease and may play a...
Pharmacohistory of Cannabis Use-A New Possibility in Future Drug Development for Gastrointestinal Diseases
Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Sep 28;24(19):14677. doi: 10.3390/ijms241914677. ABSTRACT Humans have employed cannabis for multiple uses including medicine, recreation, food, and fibre. The various...
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health Problems and Tobacco and Cannabis Use Among US Emerging Adults
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2023 Oct 12. doi: 10.1007/s40615-023-01822-z. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Mental health problems in emerging adulthood are linked to...
Scientific facts improve cannabis perception and public opinion: results from Sinaloa, México
Sci Rep. 2023 Oct 12;13(1):17318. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-44185-5. ABSTRACT Cannabis, the most prevalent drug in Latin America, has long been associated with the state of Sinaloa,...
Perceived risks and benefits and frequency of cannabis use among people with HIV in different legal environments
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2023 Oct 12. doi: 10.1089/AID.2022.0144. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: We sought to describe the prevalence of and motivation for...
Relationship between Nociplastic Pain Involvement and Medication use, Symptom Relief, and Adverse effects Among People using Medical Cannabis for Chronic Pain
Clin J Pain. 2023 Oct 12. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000001164. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: Cannabis is commonly used for chronic pain management, but cannabis’ effects...
Mental and Physical Health-Related Cannabis Motives Mediate the Relationship between Childhood Trauma and Problematic Cannabis Use over Time among Emerging Adult Cannabis Users
Subst Use Misuse. 2023 Oct 11:1-15. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2023.2267111. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: While growing evidence has identified mental and physical health-related cannabis use...
Knowledge and attitudes towards medicinal cannabis and complementary and integrative medicine (CIM): a survey of healthcare professionals working in a cancer hospital in Australia
Support Care Cancer. 2023 Oct 11;31(12):623. doi: 10.1007/s00520-023-08080-z. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: We investigated attitudes and practices of healthcare professionals (HCPs) to medicinal cannabis (MC) and complementary...
Trends and projection in the proportion of (heavy) cannabis use in Germany from 1995 to 2021
Addiction. 2023 Oct 10. doi: 10.1111/add.16356. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT AIMS: To measure the current trends of cannabis use in Germany, measure trends in...